This is familiar territory for the Rockets franchise, which was eliminated from the postseason in four of its previous six appearances by Golden State. The Warriors ousted the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals in both 2015 and 2018 as well as in the first round in 2016 and the Western Conference semifinals in 2019.
Houston now features an entirely new core since its last playoff series against Golden State: 21-point-per-game scorer Jalen Green and 19.1-point, 10.3-rebound-per-game big man Alperen Sengün, who both debuted in the 2021-22 season. Both now play critical roles in the Rockets' push to overcome the Warriors.
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This is familiar territory for the Rockets franchise, which was eliminated from the postseason in four of its previous six appearances by Golden State. The Warriors ousted the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals in both 2015 and 2018 as well as in the first round in 2016 and the Western Conference semifinals in 2019.
Houston now features an entirely new core since its last playoff series against Golden State: 21-point-per-game scorer Jalen Green and 19.1-point, 10.3-rebound-per-game big man Alperen Sengün, who both debuted in the 2021-22 season. Both now play critical roles in the Rockets' push to overcome the Warriors.
The Orlando Magic will be looking for more secondary scoring Wednesday when they visit the Boston Celtics for Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
Despite 36 points from Paolo Banchero and 23 from Franz Wagner, Orlando dropped the series opener 103-86 in Boston on Sunday. No other Magic player scored more than seven points
Boston trailed 49-48 at halftime, but outscored Orlando 30-18 in the third and 25-19 in the fourth.
"The goal is to try and get one (on the road)," Banchero said. "Game 2 we have to come out with a higher level of focus and just do what we can do to get a win on the road because we are not winning this series unless we do. So, that's the goal."
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The Orlando Magic will be looking for more secondary scoring Wednesday when they visit the Boston Celtics for Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
Despite 36 points from Paolo Banchero and 23 from Franz Wagner, Orlando dropped the series opener 103-86 in Boston on Sunday. No other Magic player scored more than seven points
Boston trailed 49-48 at halftime, but outscored Orlando 30-18 in the third and 25-19 in the fourth.
"The goal is to try and get one (on the road)," Banchero said. "Game 2 we have to come out with a higher level of focus and just do what we can do to get a win on the road because we are not winning this series unless we do. So, that's the goal."